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Plutellidae
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) of European origin. Some authors consider this family to be a subfamily of the Yponomeutidae, but it is usually considered to be a family in its own right, and have three subfamilies, Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythropiinae.
30 branches of this family, most-observed first
Plutella
genusPlutella
Leuroperna
genusLeuroperna
Eidophasia
genusEidophasia
Rhigognostis
genusRhigognostis
Doxophyrtis
genusDoxophyrtis
Hyperxena
genusHyperxena
Proditrix
genusProditrix
Orthenches
genusOrthenches
Protosynaema
genusProtosynaema
Cadmogenes
genusCadmogenes
Distagmos
genusDistagmos
Phylacodes
genusPhylacodes
Anthonympha
genusAnthonympha
Diathryptica
genusDiathryptica
Deryaxenistis
genusDeryaxenistis
Phalangitis
genusPhalangitis
Lepocnemis
genusLepocnemis
Rhabdocosma
genusRhabdocosma
Phrealcia
genusPhrealcia
Paraxenistis
genusParaxenistis
Baerenschenkia
genusBaerenschenkia
Gypsosaris
genusGypsosaris
Lunakia
genusLunakia
Helenodes
genusHelenodes
Diastatica
genusDiastatica
Genostele
genusGenostele
Leurophanes
genusLeurophanes
Orthiostola
genusOrthiostola
Bahrlutia
genusBahrlutia
Zarcinia
genusZarcinia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 126766.